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Join NatureFinance and InTent to discuss next steps in advancing a governance model for biodiversity credit markets that secures equitable, nature positive outcomes.

Finds that aligning these markets with nature positive principles can shift the finance needed to deliver an ambitious Global Biodiversity Framework

For the first time, the UN Climate Change Community of Practice (COP), placed nature at the heart of its discussions to address the climate crisis, while at the same time, clearly linking nature to the financing discussion of nature-based solutions.

New Taskforce on Nature Markets paper presents a detailed taxonomy and economic sizing of nature markets in USD, and calls for robust governance of rapidly expanding nature markets to avoid greenwash, halt illegal markets and deliver nature positive and more equitable outcomes.

This in-person and online event, in partnership with Columbia Climate School, officially launched the Taskforce on Nature Markets Interim Report ‘Nature in an Era of Crises’.

The opportunity for markets to generate nature positive outcomes and shared prosperity is a fast-evolving topic that specialist and financial media are covering across many themes.

All economic activity depends on nature and the services it provides - including clean air to breathe, clean water to drink, and a habitable climate. With nature loss at unprecedented levels, we must reset the historically unbalanced and unsustainable relationship between nature and the economy.

The Taskforce on Nature Markets contributed to discussions at the Stockholm+50 associated event ‘Financing the Transition to a Nature Positive Future’, convened by the UK Government on June 1st 2022.

In this episode of Financing Nature from GFI Hive, co-chairs of the Secretariat, Simon Zadek and Marcelo Furtado of Finance for Biodiversity, share the Taskforce on Nature Markets' ambitions, and its work to embed "nature positive and equitable impact" across global markets.

Rapidly growing nature markets require well-designed standards and a comprehensive governance system to ensure that public purpose is not subsumed by private interests.

Nature has surged from the margins of market consideration to become a significant factor in assessing physical and transition risk. Join Dr Vian Sharif and Dr Simon Zadek, with chair Simon Mills, as they explore this development and its implications for the investment community.

Thursday 31 March 2022 – Finance for Biodiversity (F4B) today announces the launch of a global Taskforce to ensure that emerging nature markets deliver nature positive and equitable outcomes, and contribute to meeting climate goals.

‘The Future of Nature Markets’​ establishes where we are in the evolution of nature markets, a work-in-progress framework of their various forms, and areas that need to be addressed in ensuring that nature markets deliver equitable, nature positive outcomes.

A three-way classification of nature markets to help highlight the breadth and diversity of what the Taskforce is referring to as nature markets. The three types include: Intrinsic Nature Markets, Offset Nature Markets and Derivative Nature Markets.